Most football fans and historians know of the famous 1941 film from Hollywood titled "Knute Rockne: All-American." The film had a segment in it where Coach Rockne inspired his Fighting Irish players to come back at halftime in a game against Army in 1928. The rousing speech had the legendary coach firing up the juices of the players by telling them to "Win one for the Gipper!" But just who was the Gipper and why did the men respond so well to his memory?

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